Category Archives: In the News

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Melissa Mancini, David Common, Katie Pedersen, William Wolfe-Wylie interview with Tamara Daly, In face of Deadly Pandemic, Ontario long-term care homes continue breaking COVID-19 safety rules https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/covid-long-term-care-ontario-violations-1.5933549

Kenyon Wallace interview with Tamara Daly, (Feb 8, 2021), Even ‘when things were good’ families were raising red flags. Inside four years’ worth of violations at Tendercare long-term-care home, https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2021/02/08/even-when-things-were-good-families-were-raising-red-flags-inside-four-years-worth-of-violations-at-tendercare-long-term-care-home.html

Sneh Duggal interview with Tamara Daly https://www.qpbriefing.com/2020/12/23/its-kind-of-a-perfect-storm-experts-weigh-in-after-ltc-wait-list-increased-to-38970-this-fall/

Sherina Harris Huffpost, Families Slam ‘S**t On A Plate’ Food In Long-Term Care Homes https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/ontario-long-term-care-food_ca_6009ccb4c5b62c0057c4a1d3 draws from study: The Meaning of ‘Dining’: The Social Organization of Food in Long-term Care, in Food Studies, by Ruth Lowndes, Pat Armstrong and Tamara Daly

Annamie Paul discusses National Standards for long-term care with Tamara Daly,  Laura Tamblyn-Watts (CEO Can-AGE) and Abdu Sharkawy (Infectious Disease Physician, University Health Network),  Headline Politics on CPAC: Green Party Holds Townhall Discussion on National Standards in Long-Term Care (March 3, 2021) https://www.cpac.ca/en/programs/headline-politics/episodes/66336203/

Margaret Gillis spoke on the UN Convention on the Rights of Older Persons and Tamara Daly spoke about National Standards for Long-term Care, RTOERO Vibrant Voices Webinar: Rights of Older Persons (Feb 10, 2021) https://rtoero.ca/webinar-rights-of-older-persons/

Paula Tenaglia, (Operations Director Action Against Hunger), Connie Ndlovu, (PSW working 15 years in the nonprofit sector), and Tamara Daly spoke at the Ontario Non-profit Network Frontline Care Workers and Decent Work webinar: “Supporting frontline and essential workers: the importance of decent work during a pandemic” (May 26, 2020) https://register.gotowebinar.com/recording/1876395065341618433

Julianne Hazlewood Interview with Tamara Daly, Ontario Morning from CBC Radio on March 5, 2021, https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1869088835803

Liam Casey, interview with Tamara Daly, Canadian Press Some Ontario Long-term care homes can’t get insurance, could be forced to close Toronto Star: https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2020/10/20/some-long-term-care-homes-cant-get-insurance-could-be-force-to-close-association.html This interview was also picked up by several other publications (Global News, Prince George Citizen, CP24,  Brandon Sun, 570 News,  Toronto City News, City News 1130, Times Colonist, 660 News, 680 News,Continue reading “New and Noteworthy”